Wheel-removing device



April 28, 1925.

f/V VEA/701? Amo/wrs A ic. BREJsKA4 A l y l Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

UNITED sra-ras earnnr ori-fion.

. ii-nam ANTHONY G. BBEJ'SKA, QZE CLEVELAND, OHIQ, ASSIGNOR (JF ONE-HALF TO LDUIS HORLEY, F CLEVELANB, Oli-lllG. I

WHnnL-nninovrneenvien. f

Application filed January 10, 1924 Serial No. 685,429.

To all whom t may concern."

Be it known that I, ANTHONY C. Biens'- snii, a citizen ot the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county ot Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and use'lful Improvement in a VVheel-Bemoving Device, ot which the 'followingl a tull, clear, and `exact description, reference beine' `had to ythe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to means for enabling the raising and transporting of heavy objects to be accomplished, and. is iiiarticular-ly concerned with the provision oli a device for facilitating the removal. and replacenient ot a Wheel from the axle et a motor" vehicle. i

Considerable difficulty has heretofore been experienced particularly in removing the wheels of motorl trucks, since such Wheels usually Weigh several hundred pounds. The friction due to the Weight of the Wheel upon an axle is often sufficiently great to require three nien for handling" the wheel. Moreover the Weight ol such Wheels not only7 inalre the removal thereof` a dangerous undertaking, but also tends to damage the threaded end of the axle.

One of the objects of my invention therefore istho provision of a device by which Wheels of motor vehicle trucks may be safely removed and replaced by one man Wit-hout endanger-ing himself and Without daniaging the axle.

A; further object of my invention is the provision of a simple device Which may be readily constructed, easily brought into operative position with relation tothe motor vehicle, and readily operable to effect replacement' of a Wheel. y

I carry out the above objects by employ- -inir a :traine which constitutes a tradi-way upon which a carriage is adapted to travel. The carri age is arranged to be nlovable rertically with relation tothe .frame snitablc connections with the Wheels on which the carriage is supported. The traine toi "gather with the carriage is adapted. to` be placedl beneath a vehicle Wheelalter such 'wheel has been-elevated by a jack, whereupon the carriage is raised suiliciently to cngagethe wheel and thereby to remove the Weight thereof from the` axle. The carriage lrnay tien loe moved :along the tracl .vvay

and the truck wheel removed. The reverse procedure is followed to replace the Wheel on the axle.

The specific means for carrying out my invention is illustrated in the preferred. forni oi" the drawings. The essential characteristics of my invention, however, will be suin- Inarized in the claims.

In the drawings, Fig, l is a plan vien', oi: a device embodying my invention and showing` diagrammatically a trucl Wheel posi-V tioned thereon; Fig'. 2 is an end elevation ot the device; Fig' 3 is aside elevation ot the carriage apart-troni the traine; and 4 is a sectiontalren on an enlarged scale on the line lu-ilin Fig. S.

The preferred 'liorin of carrying' out my invention is illustrated as emloodyinfi` a trame having side members 10 and end members lljivhich are connected at the corners by suitable fastening members 12. Each oit these members isshown as an angle iron.v one flange of which is adapted to `rest upon the ground or floor, and the other 'flange oli` lwhich extends upwardly. The vertical flanges are adapted to provide a track-Way for a carriage indicated in general at The carriage illustrated embodies a `platform which is `arranged to extend bet-Ween the vertical flanges of the frame. Adj acent each corner of the platformv I have shown a yoke 20 having' side members Qlwhich form a guide-way kfor a block 22, and having a transverse connecting; piece' 23 which is threaded to receive a .spindle 241. 'lhese`- Vyokes are so disposed with relation to the platform that a` shaft 25 carried by each block also supports va Wheel Q6 which is adapted to travel on the tracl'i-Way.

' The'conne'ction ybetween the platform and wheels is arranged to permit vertical movement ot the platitorn': With reference to the traine. Arnordingly the length of the 2guidevvay 'in each yoke 20 is such that the top o'l' the platform may extend beneath the top ol' track-way when the carriage is in the loiverniost position, and may bebrouohtk above the top of the trace-Way when the carriage is kadapted to engage a truck Wheel. Thus, the axle supportingf a `Wheel tobe removed, need only be raised sufficiently to permit .the bottoni of the Wheel to clear the traclrway` CTI CII

To hold a wheel on the carriage after the carriage has been raised sufeiently to remove the weight of the wheel from the supporting axle?, I have shown an adjusting means mounted on the carriage. This `means isadapted to' engage a wheel and to prevent it from rolling eff the platform, when the carriage is being moved with reference to the frame. rlhis means is shown as a standard 30 which is rigidly connected, as at 3l, to the platform and is adapted to receive a yoke 32 which carries a transversely extending bar 33; The yoke-32 is adjustable on the standard, while the bar is adjustable with relation to the yoke.rv so that the holding members can be swung out of alignment with the truck wheel. lVhen the device is brought into proper operative position, lingers 84 slidably mounted on the bar 33 may then be used for engaging the sides of the wheel and therebyelainping it onto the bar. rllhis engagement is sufheient to prevent a wheel from rolling ofi the platform when-the carriage is moved.

To use a device made in accordance with myinvention the axle supporting the wheel to be removed is raised suliieiently to permit the frame and carriage to be under the raised wheel. lI`hen while the wheell is raised, the-threaded 'spindles 24' are turned so asA torafise the carriage platform with' reference to the supporting 'wheels 2G. The carriage is thus raised until the platform engages-the truelr wheel suiliciently to overcome'the friction between the wheel and axle. rlherenpen the bal' and lingers 34s are adjusted as shown in AFig. 3 to clamp the wheel and tohold it against movement with reference to the carriage. The carriage may be movedl along the traclrway until the truck wheelis removed from the axle. To replace a wheel" the reverse procedure is followed.

In view of the foregoing description it will be understood thaty I have provided a device which is readily adapted for removing or replacing the wheels-oliva motor truck. Moreover, the device is of such character that it may berreadilylmanufactured and assembled and thereafter satisfactorily used either on a smooth garage floor or on comparatively rough ground. An advantage of devicel made in accordance with my invention is that after awheel is removed, then it may be quickly replaced, since the traelewafy insures positive alignment between the axis of the; wheel-and thatof the axle.'V

Having thus describedy my invention', I claim:

1. In combination', a traclrway adapted to be disposed axially' of-a vehicle wheel, a platform on `the rtra'elrway, mechanism for enabling the platform to be raised vertically `with reference-to the trackway for engagingand supporting said wheel', whereby said plat-form may be moved axially of the moved l wheel for removal and replacen'ient purposes.

2. In combination, a platform, rotatable supporting members therefor, said platform being of low height and adapted to be disposed beneath the wheel of a motor vehicle, means for moving the platform with relation to the members, whereby the platform may be brought into engagen'ient with the wheel and whereby the weight thereof may be supportedentirely by said platforn's, and a traclnvay disposed beneath the platform, said traclrway being engaged by the supporting members, whereby the platform may be moved with'the wheel with reference to the motor vehicle.

In combination, a platform, support-ing wheels therefor, a traclway beneath the platform for guiding said wheels, means for enabling the platform to be moved vertically with relation to the wheels, said platform having al low height whereby it may be disposed beneath the wheel of a motor vehicle when the wheel is raised above the ground, and means for raising the platfori with relation to the supporting wheels therefor, so as to bring the platform into engagement with the vehicle wheel, and thereby to remove the weight of saidv wheel from the supporting axle therefor.

ll. In combination, a platform of low! height, a traekway, means riding on said traclrw'ay for supporting said platform, said means being adapted to permit verticali movement of the platform with relation to the traelnvay.

5. In combination, a

i platform, supporting means therefor,

said means being so arranged that the platform may be disposed beneath a traction wheel of a motor vehicle, a trackway disposed beneath the platform and providing aguide for the supporting means, whereby theplatform ma.7 be moved laterally witlrreference `to the traetion wheel, mechanism for enabling thev platform to be raised' vertically with reference to the supporting. means, and mechanism above the platform for engaging the wheel and for positioning itonr said platform.

G. In combination',` a platform, supporting wheels therefor, means connecting said wheels with thel platform for enabling the platform to be movedy vertically with relation to the wheels, means carried by the platform.I for engaging, a vehicle traction wheel and holding it in upright position, and a traclzway disposed beneath the platform for guiding thesupporting wheels, whereby the platform` andtraetion wheel may be moved axially of the vehicle wheel.

7. In vcombination,y a frame, a carriage movable on the frame, said carriage comprising a. platform, means for moving the platform vertically with relation to the frame, said means being so arranged that platform may be dropped below a plane passing through the top of the frame.

8. .In combination, a platform, supporting wheels therefor, a frameproviding a trackway for said wheels, means connecting the platform and wheels in such manner that the platform may be moved vertically with reference to trackwayv and means` mounted on the platform for engaging a traction wheel of a motorvehicle and holding it i thereon in upright position.

9. In ool'nbination, a base having a trackway thereon, wheels movable on the trach- -way, a platform, wheels with the platform, said means inclnding a guideway, a. slide, anda threaded member for positioning the slide with reference to the guideway.

10. In Combination, a frame `having upstanding flanges `providing a trackway,

wheels movable on said flanges, a slide at-` tached to each Wheel, a platform having provision thereon for supporting each slide, and means associated with the platform for means connecting the moving each slide independently of the other and relatively to said platform.

11. In combination, a platform having a joke adjacent each corner thereof, a block slidable within each yoke, a wheel carried by each block, and a lthreaded shaft associated with each yoke and adapted to engage the associated block for moving a wheel relativelylto the platform.

12. In combination, a frame comprising longitudinal side bars and transverse end bars, a carriage movable on the side bars,

said carriage comprising a rectangular platform, having a yoke adjacent each corner thereof, a block movable Within each yoke, a supporting wheel carried by each block, and a threaded niiember extending through a portion of the yoke and engaging each block, whereby each wheel may be moved independently of the other wheels with relation to the platform.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

ANTHONY o. BREJsKa. 

